I dear say that is a levitating site! How did you get it to hover like that? I always enjoy how you carve the bottom of the chawan to give it a floating appearance, but this one seriously does look like it is floating.

I dear say that is a levitating site! How did you get it to hover like that? I always enjoy how you carve the bottom of the chawan to give it a floating appearance, but this one seriously does look like it is floating.

Great chawan, and great biidoro!

Pro photographer + magical potter = photos like that.

Thus, it is a spectacular Chawan magically photographed.

@adamMY many thanks ! actually the foot makes it possible and making the photograph w/ a kicker small light below. thanks !

@chip humble thanks ! LOL ! levitation... its my goal when i create chawan ! haha ! but seriously i like to create chawan that give the illusion they are lighter than air ... #levitation ! #levitating HUMBLE THANKS FOR YOUR KIND WORDS ! MAHALO !

Wew,.. i was watching these not a 2 days ago on Etsy:o Very nice though unfortunately way out of my price range. How come millionaires are there but not collect these gems. I mean I'm far from using every chawan i have and i don't make money at all but i wish i had the money to collect all of them. Nice pieces.

I'm transitioning to a new job, which means I haven't had as much time to peruse the forum as I'd normally like. But I finally managed to have a (brief) moment of good light, and thought I'd snap a couple pics of my newest Petr acquisitions, even if they are several months old at this point ...

Both teapot and teaboat are Petr's work, obviously. When I saw them both, I just couldn't resist, and I think they look amazing together. The teapot, especially, has really surprised me--it started out more of a charcoal black/gray, but has really absorbed the stain on the tea I've brewed in it. But the gray-white spot stays lighter, as does the lovely unglazed interior. The color on the teaboat is not very accurate in the picture, unfortunately--it's actually a lovely treebark-brown, with a black interior, as if it had been carved out of a half-burnt piece of wood.

This one is an older, slightly larger pot, that has become one of my favorites. And proof that not only yixing pots can pick up a lovely patina--after a year or so of brewing, it really shines.

Your post reminded me of the tradition of pouring tea over the pot, and as I started a session with the last of the Nannuo puerh from Mandarin's Tea Room (TC OTTI #5), I poured the flash rinse and a couple more quick infusions over my treebark pot, and and the scent rising from the wet pot was incredible. It's worth doing for that alone!

The tea boat is really stunning and unexpected. There's are an interesting interplay between the differing barky textures. Among the various tea boats I've seen of Mirka's or Petr's, that one is very special. Enjoy!

Fuut wrote:Very nice, it reminded me of other typical colors and forms from Mashiko.

Also the wooden like exterior of the pot and bowl above, are quiet stunning. I haven't seen it before. Could you redirect me to his website? If he has one:)

Hi Fuut--if you're referring to my treebark pots, Petr Novak makes them. You can find him in the Teaware Artisans topic, or if you want to see what he has available, you can always do what I do and Google 'Petr Novak Picasa' to see his 'available now' album.